Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-15

MI e y. Gotthold. lately OF the Bijou thea
ter In this city, has gone to Baltimore TO take
SASrEe OF Mr.. T. Harris house there. Mr.. Gotthod
h.> oecn stCCcetted here 10y Nj. Tunis +. Dean,
s..th recently private secretary 20 Mr.. Harris.
- ApdrarS new opera Of Indiana Will receive
its frst New York presentation on Monday evening
AZ the star theater. Col McCaull's company ap-
reariRg in It.
y Miss Viola Allen viii make her third venture
this season on January l., when she will appear,
no; As a star. IN A. VI. Pamers saints and SIM
{sescsSr.
Miss Laura Moore. the tiny prima donna Of
the American opera company, Is irreverently
known in the profession as the ''pocket Patti"
Mr. Lester WaIlack Is going 10 Florida shortly
20 spend the remainder OF the winter.
- Miss Rose Coghlan has no idea OF returning to
Walaeks, rs reported recently. 1t Is said she has
no reason to regret her venture as star, and has
dates ahead fOrJwenty weeks yet.
A review OF the dramatic year in London from
the pen OF Clement Scott says that the theaters of
lSS6. and the promises for the new year are en-
couraging.
Miss Katherine Kidder, the young actress who
has been playing Rachel KcCreerytn "IIeld by the
Enemy" refused 70 play on Sunday evening last
IN Chicago on the ground OF conscientious Ob1ec-
tiOn. and was summarily released from her con-
nection with the company. HerfrfendSin chicago
and some OF the newspapers are out spoken against
Sunday theatrical performances and in defense OF
Miss kidder's course
Miss Georgia Cayvan has been engaged by
BouccauIt 10 play leading part in HIS new Amer
lean drama which he intends to produce in Boston
on February sth-
Mr. Wilson Barrett has this week been play
ing in ST. Louis where he had the usual experience
Of critics little cold at first. but gradually COM
Ing around TO enthusiasm and unsIinted admira-
uon-
- Among the announcements made to attract
att N an
venture starring tour IS one 20 the effect that
she Is an active and successful Spectator in
mining stocks. and follows the arduouS career OF
the stage purely for love or art, although she mas
a large private fortune.
col F. A. Burr's venture in light opera has
come 10 grief, ''Mizpah having proved failure In
Chicago. Funds gave out and the company dis
banded many OF them being left almost destitute.
Mr.. Brander Matthews play, 'sMargary's
lovers, was produced az the second Of the ''au-
tbors' matinees" at the Madison Square theater,
New York. On Tuesday. IL was not regarded as
giving promise or success
Sarah Bernharic met with an enthusiastic re-
ceptiOn in Panama recently, where she opened
new theater Special trains were run across the
isthnus every night 10 accommodate people from
the Atlantic coast.
Bronson Towards new Adirondack comedy,
ssSet by Chance was produced with most elabo-
rate and beautifully realistic scenery and clever
mechanical devices at the Lyceum theater, New
York. Tuesday night, by Miss Helen Dauvray and
her company. The general opinion OF the critics
seems 10 be be that there Is nothing In the play
from Ora matte standpoint, and IL would doubt
laS5 have fallen fiat had IL not been lot the III
senious manner in which Miss Dauvray put 1t on
the stage
Frederick Warde tells a New York reporter:
Il am going 10 make an experiment. / am going
10 try TO make tragedy as attractive to the ord1-
nary thPater-goer as bad meiOdrama- By intro
GuCfng ballet and a certain amount Of Spectacu-
lar effect shall try 10 show that tragedy need not
necessarily be all heavineSS and dullness Serious
" speaking, think the actor has the right TO cali
on all the arts 10 assist him in making his
creations elective
Gillette viii play the newspaper correspond
ent in his own drama, 'iHeld by the Enemy" next
season. Gillette Will make highly improbable
newspaper man.
- Dion Boucicault closed his tour abruptly In
Vermont recently, and charges that Frohman and
Randall. his managers did not keep their contract
with him
Pay Templeton is said to be meeting with
mich success in London.
- Violet Cameron has signalzei her return to
England from her disastrous American tour by
beginning a suit for divorce from her husband,
David lie BenSaude.
Marie Prescott and her leading man and
financial hacker. r. X. Mclean, were ordered to
leave a Cincinnati hotel recently. Mrs Prescott
claims that she Is the victim or persecution.
- Nine. Adeline Duval Mack is preparing to pro-
duce the play of NAVAL Engagements" under the
raTy. The cast OF characters will embrace the
best amateur talent OF the city.